Philip Seymour Hoffman
Biography
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor, director, and producer. Born on July 23, 1967, in Fairport, New York, he studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Hoffman began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work in various films, including Scent of a Woman, Boogie Nights, Happiness, Patch Adams, and The Big Lebowski. Hoffman acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He is known for his distinctive supporting and character roles, often portraying lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits.
Career overview
Philip Seymour Hoffman began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work in several films, including Scent of a Woman in 1992. Hoffman's acting career spanned over two decades, during which he appeared in numerous films and television shows.
Hoffman's filmography includes notable supporting roles in films such as Boogie Nights, Happiness, Patch Adams, and The Big Lebowski, all released between 1997 and 1998. His distinctive performances often featured him playing lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits. Hoffman's acting career was marked by his versatility and range, as he took on a variety of roles throughout his career.
Throughout his career, Hoffman accumulated a total of 96 acting credits. He worked with several notable actors, including Philip Baker Hall, with whom he starred in four films. Hoffman's contributions to the film industry were significant, and he left a lasting impact on the world of acting before his death in 2014.
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- Starring Austin Pendleton (2016) as Self
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) as Plutarch Heavensbee
- HAPPYish (2015) Executive Producer
- Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman (2015) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Making of A Most Wanted Man (2015) as Self
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) as Plutarch Heavensbee
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Thanks
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) In Memory Of
- A Most Wanted Man (2014) as Günther Bachmann
- A Most Wanted Man (2014) In Memory Of
- God's Pocket (2014) as Mickey Scarpato
- God's Pocket (2014) Producer
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) as Plutarch Heavensbee
- The Frame (2013) as Plutarch Heavensbee
- Feed Me (2013) Thanks
- Salinger (2013) as Self - Actor
- The Master (2012) as Lancaster Dodd
- Too Young to Die (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- A Late Quartet (2012) as Robert Gelbart
- Moneyball (2011) as Art Howe
- The Ides of March (2011) as Paul Zara
- A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011) as Self (voice)
- Jack Goes Boating (2010) as Jack
- Jack Goes Boating (2010) Director
- Jack Goes Boating (2010) Executive Producer
- Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre (2010) as Narrator (voice)
- The Invention of Lying (2009) as Jim the Bartender
- Mary and Max (2009) as Max (voice)
- The Boat That Rocked (2009) as The Count
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) as Self
- Doubt: Stage to Screen (2009) as Self
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) as Caden Cotard
- Doubt (2008) as Father Brendan Flynn
- Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made (2008) as Self
- Chelsea Lately (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Charlie Wilson's War (2007) as Gust Avrakotos
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) as Andy Hanson
- The Savages (2007) as Jon Savage
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) as Owen Davian
- Strangers with Candy (2006) as Henry
- Truman Capote: Answered Prayers (2006) as Self
- Making Capote: Concept to Script (2006) as Self
- Empire Falls (2005) as Charlie Mayne
- Capote (2005) as Truman Capote
- Capote (2005) Executive Producer
- Along Came Polly (2004) as Sandy Lyle
- Cold Mountain (2003) as Reverend Veasey
- Owning Mahowny (2003) as Dan Mahowny
- Mattress Man Commercial (2003) as Dean Trumbull
- The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) as Self
- A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003) as Self
- Icons (2002)
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002) as Dean Trumbell
- 25th Hour (2002) as Jacob Elinsky
- HypaSpace (2002) as Self
- Red Dragon (2002) as Freddy Lounds
- Love Liza (2002) as Wilson Joel
- Last Party 2000 (2001) as Self
- Almost Famous (2000) as Lester Bangs
- That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) as Self
- State and Main (2000) as Joseph Turner White
- Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000) as Self
- Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000) as Self
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) as Freddie Miles
- Magnolia (1999) as Phil Parma
- The Early Show (1999) as Self - Guest
- The Directors (1999) as Self
- Flawless (1999) as Rusty
- The Big Lebowski (1998) as Brandt
- Patch Adams (1998) as Mitch Roman
- Happiness (1998) as Allen
- Next Stop Wonderland (1998) as Sean
- Montana (1998) as Duncan
- Boogie Nights (1997) as Scotty J.
- Liberty! (1997) as Joseph Plumb Martin
- Hard Eight (1997) as Young Craps Player
- Anita Liberty (1997) as Man at Party #3
- Culture (1997) as Bill
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Arthur (1996) as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
- Twister (1996) as Dusty
- The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995) as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
- Nobody's Fool (1994) as Officer Raymer
- When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) as Gary
- The Getaway (1994) as Frank Hansen
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- The Yearling (1994) as Buck
- Szuler (1994) as Martin
- It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice (1994) as Launcelot Gobbo
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- My Boyfriend's Back (1993) as Chuck Bronski
- Money for Nothing (1993) as Cochran
- Joey Breaker (1993) as Wiley McCall
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Scent of a Woman (1992) as George Willis, Jr.
- Leap of Faith (1992) as Matt
- My New Gun (1992) as Chris
- Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole (1992) as Klutch
- Law & Order (1990) as Steven Hanauer
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee